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Having recently taken the plunge and had our sixties red brick house painted grey (Haymes Paint Rockslide if you're interested!), I'm a bigger fan than ever of the transformative effect this can have on a dated home for a relatively small spend. I mean, you're still talking thousands, especially if you have it done professionally (which we did …
Home to a young family, this renovation, in the northern suburbs of Sydney, piqued our interest this week – we love the way that interior designer Joanne Yeomans of Issy & H Creative has celebrated the character of the original 1912 home, rather than simply starting afresh. Ornate ceilings, stained glass windows and other Art Deco features pair …
Home to Pinterest partner manager Kim Hollis, is it any wonder that this luxe Sydney bathroom renovation has serious design cred? But creating a moodboard was just the beginning of the road for Kim, who engaged interior designer Agnes Sweijer to bring her Pinterest board to life. “I hired a designer as I felt very daunted about what could be done …
Sponsored by Intrim Mouldings The understated glamour of the Art Deco period has never been more popular in interiors and, perhaps because the look was so ahead of its time when it began, it just hasn't dated. Increasingly, people are adding Art Deco touches to their modern, as well as period homes, and let us tell you, it looks good! Really …
When it comes to summer, there's a specific colour palette that helps evoke memories from long, hazy days of the past. Whether it's that particular combination of blue you remember from your favourite swimming pool as a kid or the altogether more sophisticated twist of sunset orange in an Aperol Spritz, summer and bright, vibrant shades go together …
There's no denying it, barns door are in! They are all over Pinterest and the one featured in my own kitchen got a lot of comments. It may seem a bit adventurous to include one in your home, but they can easily be understated and on-trend, plus they're ideal when you're working with limited space! Below are some of our favourites. One of the …
A charitable project created for a Melbourne foster family, the latest norsuHOME renovation story is a real Christmas heart warmer. “We called this one ‘Project Seven’ because the family was expanding from five to seven members with the introduction of two permanent foster children,” says norsuHOME co-founder Kristy Sadlier. The family's …
“No way was I going to install a white kitchen, I do that all too often for my clients! I knew, for my own home, that I wanted a colour, and l love blue,” says interior designer Anoushka Allum of Smartspace Interiors, when faced with her own home renovation in Sydney’s Wahroonga. The kitchen, complete with v-groove panelling in Dulux …
There’s no doubt that a large part of the appeal of The Block is the swift pace in which viewers get to see pretty spectacular transformations take place. But it’s easy to forget that it’s a TV show, and not real life. According to many trades, it has created unrealistic expectations of the renovation process; especially when it comes to timelines …
Located near Geelong, in Victoria’s Barwon Heads, this gorgeous light-filled home features a sensitive restoration of, and extension to, an existing weatherboard cottage. The house provides the perfect backdrop for its owners, a young couple and two energetic dogs, to entertain, while the materials palette perfectly reflects its coastal …
